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Here are the quilts for the fourth team from the over 320 teams that participated in the International Miniature Quilt Exchange (IMQE). 201 teams submitted their quilts to be a part of the Exhibition in Houston 2018 and we are featuring the 24 teams selected for the first IMQE Exhibition.

Click here to learn more about the International Miniature Quilt Exchange (IMQE).

Enjoy the quilts from Team 125 created by Silvia Herman and Cheryl Quesnell.

Title of Quilt: La Cruz Del Sur

Quilter's Name: Silvia Herman

Location: Caba, BS.AS Argentina

My participation in the IMQE has been a wonderful and amazing experience, because I live in a country like Argentina, in which there we have no culture and less history about patchwork and quilting, to be able to participate and have the possibility that a work done by an Argentinian, and may be hanging at the Houston festival, it is touching the sky with her hands. Nothing has been easy, without materials or tools and difficult situations in our country to import them, but thanks to teachers as Eleanor Burns (Quilt in a day), my first teacher at the distance (I remember the first book that I brought by mail, what a thrill!), also to The Quilt Show, thanks to all who have been through their show, what I've learned and to work, selfless and patient of my spouse, that everything what you could not bring me, he tried to replace any tool and rules that he used to make for me. That added to the huge computer’s world, which I had to learn but was very useful. Thanks to all of them today I am who I am and I know what I know. I am also grateful to have met Cheryl, with whom through our exchange a beautiful friendship is born, and I feel somehow united to the wonderful world of patchwork and quilting art, and I feel totally identified. (SILVIA HERMAN)

Title of Quilt: Opening Doors to Friendship

Quilter's Name: Cheryl Quesnell

Location: Lake Forest Park, Washington, USA

The International Miniature Quilt Exchange has provided a wonderful opportunity to meet someone from another country. It’s been fun getting to know my partner Silvia in Buenos Aires through Google translate. I’m excited when I see an email from her in my inbox. We’re looking forward to meeting each other this fall in Houston and to finally seeing each other’s quilts. The inspiration for my quilt is the friendship that has sprung from this quilt exchange. This is portrayed through the quilter from Seattle looking through a door onto a street scene in Buenos Aires. I’m hopeful that the image conveys the message that quilting lessens the miles and countries between us. Quilting is an international language and even though we are far apart, we’re developing a friendship and learning about each other’s lives and quilting styles. The design is built on a background of over 100 friendship stars. I’m hopeful that the friendships that develop through this international quilting exchange continue long after we have our partner’s quilts hanging on our walls.